The Picture

There are pictures on the piano
Pictures of the family
Mostly my kids but there's an old
Picture of you and me

You were five and I was six
In 1952
That was 40 years ago
How can it be true?

A brother needs a sister
To watch what he can do
To protect and to torture
To boss around, it's true

But a brother will defend her
For a sister's love is pure
Because she thinks he's
Wonderful when he is not so sure